Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health and four other independent Kansas health systems have formed Astra Health, a regional collaboration to help improve patient care, strengthen access to specialty services and deliver affordable healthcare options.
The collaboration was founded by LMH Health, Atchinson, Kan.-based Amberwell Health, Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health, Salina (Kan.) Regional Health Center and Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System, according to a Sept. 8 news release.
Astra Health will allow the systems to share resources, coordinate clinical services, share expertise and improve performance. It will also help lower total care costs, develop direct-to-employer health plan solutions and strengthen long-term sustainability of the systems.
Astra Health, which is a participant of the Kansas Clinical Improvement Collaborative, will continue to explore opportunities in clinical integration, digital health, employer partnerships, population health and coordinated specialty services.
“Healthcare is changing rapidly, and no organization can solve today’s challenges alone,” Shelly Kortkamp, MD, president and CEO of LMH Health, said in the release. “Astra Health allows independent health systems to collaborate in ways that improve quality, expand access to specialty expertise, reduce unnecessary costs, and keep care in the communities we proudly serve.”
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